The poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath explores the poet's struggle to find her creative and true self. The mirror represents the poet's creative abilities and ability to see truth and reality. It observes the social constructs given to women, which the poet sees as part of herself, but these are often disturbed by faces and darkness, representing problems with these constructs. The mirror transforms into a lake, showing the poet's creativity has deepened to allow introspection in searching for her true self. This search gives her experiences that help her mature, though realizing this self creates fear, like a "terrible fish." The poem examines the psychological struggle of a woman writer to find balance between her creative impulses and the passive femin